This photo below shows a challenging patient for keloid scar removal.  The patient developed a large keloid scar (9 yrs ago) to lower cheek related to cystic acne.  He first treated the keloid with plastic surgery.  The surgeon detailed the risks involved with surgical keloid scar removal, which included the fact that it could come back.

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After surgery, the keloid returned immediately and began to grow larger than it was previously.  The patient's dark skin type limits options; however, the Cynosure V-STAR laser is appropriate.  In keloid cases like these, the V-star is the most appropriate laser to decrease the vascularity of the scar, decrease blood flow and shrink the size.  

 The patient's treatment plan includes V-star pulsed dye laser treatments (with mild to moderate bruising) combined with steroid injections in between laser treatments.  With keloid scar removal, the response is highly variable and patients have to be prepared for the fact that the keloid may not shrink.  As opposed to plastic surgery, though, the scar should not get any larger with laser treatments and injections.

Because keloid scars have a very dense, tough, and fibrous texture, treatments are aimed at improvement rather than complete removal.  If a person’s body has a tendency to form keloid scars, aggressive treatments should be avoided as this can make the situation worse.

Current laser technology allows us to fade or completely resolve the color of some keloids.  For those that are red in color, pulsed dye lasers work well to decrease the bulk of the scar as well as fade the red color.  Brown keloids can be treated with Q-Switched laser technology which specifically targets the brown pigmentation but does not cause any changes to the size or texture of the scar.

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Some keloid scar patients are able to accelerate and improve the result using steroid injections into the scars while alternating in between with laser treatments.  Although steroid injections can sometimes help with the size of the keloid scar, they will not affect the color.